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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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